The F/A-18E Super Hornet used by Tom Cruise’s character in the new Top Gun: Maverick movie will continue to thrill aviation fans long after the movie debuts. It is on its way to be converted for use by the US Navy Blue Angels demonstration team, which will begin training with …
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An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the “Sunliners” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, sits on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Mediterranean Sea (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Megan Wollam/Released) According to the USNI report, …
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F-18 Super Hornet Pilot Does A ” Near Cobra Manoeuvre ” With No Thrust Vectoring – How’s That Even Possible? The F-18 can pull off some mind-blowing maneuvers. The pilot almost pulled off the famous cobra manoeuvre, where the pilot pulls the aircraft right back over on itself and then …
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